Hi and welcome to JA.

The bankruptcy did not strip you of your interest in the property. Nor did the separation. You are entitled to 1/2 of any rental Here's what you have to do. Bring a lawsuit against your husband

1. To recover 1/2 of any rent already collected, if any

2. To prevent your ex husband from entering into a lease agreement with anyone.

2. For an order preventing him from taking any action with respect to the property without your consent.

At the same time you file the lawsuit, you make an application by ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (a way to have the application heard by the court in 2-3 days). You ask that any future rent collected until the lawsuit is decided must be put in an Escrow account or paid into court; that your ex husband is prevented from taking any action with respect to the property until the lawsuit is decided.

You have to consult with a matrimonial attorney in your state or use your bankruptcy lawyer if you had one if he/she is familiar within divorce law. This is not because I am a NY attorney, but as you can see from the language on the site here, it says that no attorney-client privilege exists and that you should contact a lawyer in your state for representation. In other words, even if I were a lawyer in your state , the same rule would apply.

To find an attorney, go online to Martindale.com. This is a nationwide directory we lawyers use ourselves to find highly qualified legal specialists in various fields of law. These lawyers are NOT in Martindale because they paid to be included. They are there because they are rated as QUALIFIED by other lawyers in their field of expertise and geographic area as it applies to your kind of case. The process is this: other lawyers are asked to fill out questionnaires giving their opinion of the quality of the work of the law firm that ultimately appears in Martindale.

The site is organized geographically and by legal specialty. Consult with two or three and select the one you are most comfortable with. The Martindale listing will have the names of current or past clients. Contact those clients as references for the firm.

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